Dyeing-machine.



R. HI GOMEY. DYEING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED OUT. 27, 1909.

Patented Oct. 18, 1910.

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ROBERT H. COMEY, 01E CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGL TOR TO B. .COMEY COMPANY, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

DYEING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. '18, 1910.

Application filed October 27, 1909. Serial No. 524,935.

of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dyeing-i\lachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dyeing machines, and its objects are to simplify and cheapen the ,construction of such machines and to provide for efficient circulation of the dye liquor to all parts of the material being treated.

It has particular reference tothe treatment of straw and similar material, but is adapted to other uses. Its novel features will be apparent from the following descrip tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing,-Figure 1 is a perspective,

view of the apparatus showing the parts separated; Fig.2 is a longitudinal section of the vat taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig.2.

Straw and similar material, when being dyed, is ordinarily treated in mass through which the dye liquor is circulated. Accord,

ing to the present invention, instead of sup porting the mass of material on a perforated false bottom and circulating the dye liquor through the mass and that bottom vertically, the circulation is effected by a move-.

ment of the dye liquor in a horizontal direction. The arrangement however is such as to make the liquor reach all parts of the material from top to bottom and from one end of the apparatus to the other. -As shown, I use an ordinary vat 1, which is rectangular in shape and which is adapted to receive the dye liquor. The material to be treated is placed in this vat and the dye liquor is caused to circulate around and through it. placed in the vat at one end and extends longitudinally thereof, and in this partition there is an opening 3 in 'which there is placed a propeller 4 carriedby the shaft 5 having upon its outer end the pulley 6. The material to be treated is placed in the vat between the end 7 of the partition 2 and the end 8 of the vat, leaving a free space upon the sides of the partition 2. In order to prevent the material being treated from A short vertical partition '2 isentering this free space I employ a screen 9 extending across ,the. at, and it will be understood that this screen'is such that the dye liquor may easily pass through it at all points, but thatitwill retain the material being treated as to prevent it passing with the liquor to the propeller 4. I also i use a partition 10 which is arranged as a continuation of the partition 2, and which may extend all the wav to the end 8 of the vat. The partitions Q and 10 therefore constitute practically one partition from one end of the vatto the other. The partition 10 may be provided with openings through it at various points from one end to the other, andl'thesc openingsare preferably made more numerous'at the end; farthest removed fromthe propeller, so as tocqualize the circulation from one side of the partition to the other at various points throughout its length. It will be understood that these openings through the partition may be made of any suitable shape, and that an opening may be left at the end so that the liquor will pass the full length of the mate-.

' rial.

It will be observed that the propeller 4 is near the bottom of the vat, since in this position it creates a better circulation through the material, and since the shaft 5 is horizontal the pulley for operating the propeller is in convenient position tobe run by a belt leading from any ordinary drive shaft. Bythis arrangement the dye liquor is circulated continuously in a horizontal direction, moving in one direction on one side of the partition and in the opposite direction on the other side of the partition, and passing across the partition either at'the ends or partially at points where there are openings in the partition between the ends.

The screen 9 and partition 10 are shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and instead of male ing use of this part as fixed portions of the vat itself, I may make use of a removable cage which embodies these features.

The material to be treated may be placed in a cage 11 which is removable from the vat and which is ofsuch size as to closely fit in the vat when in position and to bear against the 'e ndof the partition .2. This cage is made of open-work. such for instance as separated slats. as shown in the drawings,

so that dye liquor may freely circulate partition '12 is placed in this. cage and is removable with it, and this partition is substantially like the partition described above. When the cage is in position, the partition l2 constitutes'a continuation of the partition 2-, and the end of the cage takes the place of the screen 9, since it retains the material being treated so that it will not be carried out through the propeller. It will be understood that the material to be treated is simply placed in the cage on either one or both sides of the central partition, and the cage is letdown into the dye vat. he cage may be raised and lowered by any suitable means engaging the rings 13 at the corners.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is: p

l. The combination in a dye vat, of an upright partition dividing the vat into two sections, each of Which is adapted tocontain material to be treated, the said partition having openings therethrough at various points to permit the passage ofthe dye liquor from one side to the other but to prevent the passage of the material treated, and meansat one end of the partition for creating a circulation from one side to the other and ,means for preventing the material from entering said means.

2. The combination in a dye vat, of an upright partition dividing the vat into two sections, each of which isadapted to contain material to be treated throughout most of its length, means for maintaining a space at one end of said vat free from said material,

lating dye liquor in said sections and through said openings.

4. The combmatlon in a dye vat,'of an upright partition at one end extending lon-' gitudinally into said Vat, an open-Work removable cage adapted to contain the material to be treated fitting in said vat close against the end of said partition, and means in said partition for creating acirculation of the dye liquor from one side to, the other.

5. The combination in a dye vat, of an upright partition atone endextending into said vat, an open-Work removable cage adapted to contain the material to be treated fitting in said vat close against the end of said partition, means in said partition for creating a circulation of the dye liquor from one side to the other, and an upright partition in said cage constituting a continuation of said first mentioned par ition When the cage is in place.

' ROBERT H. ()MEY. Witnesses:

JOSEPH HoPKINs,

CLARENCE E. Wrens. 

